That updates you to the latest kernel version that Ubuntu put in the repository of your version (Mint 13 is based on Ubuntu 12.04, Mint 14 on Ubuntu 12.10, Mint 15 on Ubuntu 13.04). With the how-to posted by Kendall, which should still work on all supported Mint editions, you're free to choose your own kernel version including RC versions. I won't deprecate that how-to.

Also, if you need Ubuntu's kernel updates for your version, you can just as well use Synaptic to update linux-image and linux-headers (Status > Installed (upgradeable)), then you don't need to un-hide the other level 4/5 updates. I don't think you need level 4, though.

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soldier1st wrote:Is that a safe thing to do? i would assume anything over lv 3 was to be avoided unless there is a specific reason to enable them?

The update levels are there to make it easy for less experienced individuals to keep applications updated while basically leaving the underlying system the same, thus less chance of suffering breakage.

Doing all available updates won't make your pc explode. Everyone (millions) running regular Ubuntu do complete updates all the time. Granted, once in a great while you may have to seek help here if something breaks. Another thing to keep in mind is that when a kernel is updated, the old kernel is still kept in the system, and at the Grub Boot Screen you can "drop back" to the previous kernel if the new one causes problems.

for line in content.split('\n'): m=reg_ex2.match(line) if m: if m.group(1)=='headers': if m.group(3)=='all': headers_all=m.group(0) elif m.group(3)==arch: headers_arch=m.group(0) elif m.group(1)=='image' and m.group(3)==arch: image_arch=m.group(0)

you need to specify your cpu machine architecture to run(default is amd64), with -m amd64 or -m i386with --use-rc flag, you can update to rc versions(release candidates).you need --install flag, to install the kernels downloaded.with --no-download flag, it does not download anything.requires lxml and distribute to run.

After I reboot and login, it takes a long time for the desktop to come up and when it finally does the icon theme is different and the GNOME theme looks like some kind of default (very square and blocky) and I cannot use tools such as Display, it just runs then disappears. I cannot change the desktop them so something is broken. I'm upgrading the kernel so I can use my Displaylink USB Video adapter and 3.9+ kernels have support for it. Any ideas?

With LM 17, updating the kernel to official Ubuntu 14.04/LM 17 kernels is very easy through Mint Update(Update Manager). Click on 'View' and then 'Linux Kernels' and it will display the kernels that are available and installed and all you have to do is click on the install button below the kernel number. If you updated to a 3.15, it will let you uninstall those also

Looking after a bunch of Intel systems of last few generations I've for some time downloaded a single copy of latest Liquorix' amd64 kernel release and installed it locally.

The Liquorix guys openly said they don't support Ubuntu (which the non-LMDE ''mainstream' Mint is based on) but only just recently the config changes in their 3.16.5 release broke compatibility with Mint 17 LTS.

It was great as long as it lasted!

Still, the combined Mint 17 + buntu 14.04 LTS userbase is not insignificant and many might benefit from running something newer than 3.13 from early 2014.

I'm now testing waters with manually downloaded kernel (3.17.1) from the Ubuntu kernel-ppa mainline branch (no probs so far) but is there anything that is built specifically for the LTS base?

Dr G wrote:IMHO, a far more useful step than changing kernels would be to increase your RAM.

I'm doing that as well; for about 15 $ with shipping too. So, the 64 bit won't make my machine "powerful" as a friend of mine has claimed?

Powerful? Not really, but that assessment depends upon what you are doing with it. The extra memory should yield a noticeable improvement in the system's responsiveness. If you're adding a *lot* of memory, 64 bit could be a wise additional step. But, I'm guessing you won't be adding that much.

Dr G wrote:IMHO, a far more useful step than changing kernels would be to increase your RAM.

I'm doing that as well; for about 15 $ with shipping too. So, the 64 bit won't make my machine "powerful" as a friend of mine has claimed?

Powerful? Not really, but that assessment depends upon what you are doing with it. The extra memory should yield a noticeable improvement in the system's responsiveness. If you're adding a *lot* of memory, 64 bit could be a wise additional step. But, I'm guessing you won't be adding that much.

You are correct; the 2G RAM stick is the maximum for what I have. I thank you for confirming that the 32 bit is the better option at present.

I have a pretty short question and before I embark on the risky adventure full of cliffs and traps knowns as kernel installation. I use LM 17.3 x64, when I go to the update Manager and click on View then Linux Kernels, the one I am seeing as being loaded is 3.19.0-32. I see there's a lot of guides for installing kernel 3.19.1, 3.19.2, 3.19.3, I've seen this because in the Update Manager, they do not appear after kernel 3.19.0-61, it jumps to kernel 4.2.0-18 and has a dozen more 4.x.x kernels.

So what is one to do (a higher kernel means being able to install higher versions of certain software is my understanding, tell me if I'm wrong). I don't feel safe at jumping from Kernel 3.x.x to version 4 just now, certainly when the system does not seem to want me to particularly do so (not appearing in the updates ever, and I have all 5 levels of updates allowed to appear.

Should I install 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 or these are useless if I can install a version 4 kernel ? Please help this seasoned but not yet professional Linux user

fruitkiller wrote:So what is one to do (a higher kernel means being able to install higher versions of certain software is my understanding, tell me if I'm wrong).

You're wrong. Mostly a newer kernel means better hardware support. If all is going well with your machine right now, you do not experience crashes or freezes, and all your hardware is supported, a newer kernel will not bring you any noticeable advantages. If there are no problems to solve, you don't need to upgrade your kernel.So before you ask: How to upgrade my kernel, the question to ask is: Why to upgrade my kernel.

fruitkiller wrote: the system does not seem to want me to particularly do so (not appearing in the updates ever, and I have all 5 levels of updates allowed to appear.)

From my understanding, and I too may be wrong, in Mint 17.X newer kernels are not shown as an update, no matter which levels you have made visible.

By the way, it's better to start your own thread for a new question. This one is pretty old and part of it is very outdated.

If your issue is solved, kindly indicate that by editing the topic and adding [SOLVED] to the title. Thanks!